Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-15

Ia sone Of the laERsF cities Of The
SonthsRb States, efforts have recently
besn made 10 lntEednos into monetary
circulation, The esns pisss. Strange -
say the exposition 10 copper currency
does net come from the large wholesale
houses and saoEsksspsEs. bat from the
psddleFs and petty huokstsrs, wish
watch latter class Of people cities like
Nsw Orleans and 81. Lauis abound. In
splts Of he opposition which The intro
ducsion Of the esns into the eouihesn
6taaes IL eneounssring. there is no doabs
that ne promsssFs Of the movsmsat,
sin In the lang run BE- successful. and
thati che circulation Of The cent piece
will soon be an accomplished fact.
Il IL 70 be regretted that 50 mach IN
reasonable preiudics ahOnld be enter
tanned againss the intEedastion Of The
humble copper disc. There are many
Who cherish The fallaey, that its ab.
senoe Il sign Of prosperity, and that
tbs fewer and more valuable coins We
have, the better Cur fnsnciai standing.
Nothing can be more illasivs. and What
theFe is 10 give color to saoh a childish
superstition. We utterly Fail 10 SEQ. Are
great seatres Of population like New
York and London, Foadered The less
wealthy By tbs amount Of copper money
which eirsulassa In themf AS com
munities grow larger, asd trade devel
oss, mere and more b fels the inoon
vsnisaos Of dealing With unitIes Of our
currency, whose existence. for I'll prae-
sicai purposes. is fictitious.
Ga this coast much Of the opposition
which la felt towards The cent Is she cut
come Of mining prriudices. Than gold
mtnsra. there are no moEs honest, whele
soulsd individuals Ia toe world. bat
they have their preposssssions like
anybody elsa. and ems Of these ia q
cordial dsssstafion eG everything that
does not SAVIOR Of the two preoeioas
metals. Remembering the fAvors to
prosperity Of mining camps. they gel
into iha way Of thinking that she
sountEy In whish any circulation but
silver and gold ebtaina. Is drifting 90 TO
bankruptcy. In san Francisco many
siewed the Introduction there Of the I've
cant piece with alasm, quito ignoring
the fast that 20 % per sent Of tie popu-
Isiion lia difgnsioa waa sn unqualified
boon. The ineoasenlsnes Of nos being
able 10 " make change al falls on one
class. the purchasing ons. Of whom. II
may be premised. that IL she coarse Of
q few ysars, she lattsFn' loss from this
one source aloae fo0as 40 70 quite 70
apooaAhls fetal. Why the trading class
should always reap the ssneHt OF de-
fscaivs circulation Of The uAitsd States
coinage. 10 ihs aisA1vanta9e Of the eur
ehasisR class, We fail 20 sse. Incon-
venienees Of this SORT shoald press equal.
~ ca all classes Of the eops1unity, and
she very fasa that oaly Qua IL afflicted
by them (alhsit the lAsaaF 10 fer the
moyt nnmsFoas Of the pepalaiionl is .
proof that The foFmeE shoai1 be rene.
died. Il is Idle 10 talk about . con-
munltiea prosperity waning With The
lntroduetioe into Il Of copper money.
aud We have only 10 adduce the example
Of New xoEk 70 prove the very contrary.
The prosperity which lie 3 feature Of
seattle ls on . mare sslld basis than
thai which characterized Virginia City,
or anY Of the mushroom mining camps
Of Nevada sad Colorado.
Tue purchasing artisan. whether be
be married OF ssngle, resorts tie insas.
tiee Of bslne done cat 81 bis soney's
werth merely beoaaas the old order 81
tAings sAvOss few ilinerans fruis ped.
alsss AID candy merchants. The cent
Il wanted on this side 81 The Reeky
Mo1ntaiaA and the eeat naas come:
aud no amoast Of class opposition. OF
unreasonable prsia1see 10 the contrary.
ell dslAy les advance